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Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1608) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co Financial Strength?

Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 8.93. Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.29. As of today, Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Altman Z-Score is 3.47.


Competitive Comparison of Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Financial Strength

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-12 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$109 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$173 Mil.

Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*109.369/-12.246
=8.93

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2912.465 + 173.319) / 10485.28
=0.29

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co has a Z-score of 3.47, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.47 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co  (TPE:1608) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co (TPE:1608) Business Description

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Address
No. 170, Chung Cheng 4th Road, Kaohsiung, TWN
Hua Eng Wire & Cable Co Ltd is engaged in the processing, manufacture, sale and construction of wire, cable and copper products. The company has three reportable segments: Wire segment, Cable segment and Copper segment. Wire segment produces products such as oxygen free copper wire; Cable segment produces power cable, communication cable and optical fiber cable; Copper Segment produces copper plate.

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